Where does “Romes” come from?
Romes (English) comes from English Romé, from Old French Rome, from Latin Rōma — Rome and/or Constantinople (the latter as "Nova Roma").
Romes (English): The city of Rome in Italy and the city of Constantinople (the "New Rome") taken together; the empire(s) ruled by these cities
Definitions
- The city of Rome in Italy and the city of Constantinople (the "New Rome") taken together; the empire(s) ruled by these cities
Ancestry of “Romes”, step by step
Romes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Romé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Romé | The Italian government |
| 2 | Old French | Rome | — |
| 3 | Latin | Rōma | Rome and/or Constantinople (the latter as "Nova Roma") |
via English S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | S | The ordinal number nineteenth, derived from this... |